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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
7
Local notices report funerals and family events in Newfane and Williamsville. Distinctive mentions include burial in a family lot, visits by Brattleboro residents, Memorial Day planning, and reorganizations of local clubs. Several residents relocate or travel to California and Kansas City, with social gatherings marking departures.
An 1880s advertising piece extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal remedy curing blood impurities, weak nerves, and a range of ailments. It claims benefits for all social standings, praises patronage of ex Mason Sutton, and includes testimonial-like endorsements and exhortations to preempt illness by preventive use.
Mrs Edward Gibbelat and family visit from Hartford. Miss Donnie Rist stays with relatives in Minne sot. Road commissioner Py Oxgood barred from duties after quarrel over road work. Sunshine league organized for May 17 at Med Terrill's. Dr J Cole gets telephone at home. Merle Leonard and wife visit Waterbury. Harry Pratt family in town to aid Miss Newtin Bishop. Parsonage social welcomes Rev and Mrs Brown. Charles Gleasantis moves to Windmere for work. Julius Gould returns after Turmers Falls visit.
Miss Mary Wright in Gage town ill with pneumonia and care in Boston by sister Edny. Mrs Davis of New York City suffers relapse and may need another operation. Mrs Alvin Wright and daughter Toesin visit with family. Various local neighbors travel, visits, and brief notices. Goodridge family history note. upcoming prohibition talk by Rev Reed. school elocution performance of Merchant of Venice. church services and sickroom recoveries. bicycle theft report. numerous small town errands and visits across Orange area.
A E Cudworth delivered the Memorial day address at Weston. The Indies aid of the M EB society met with Mrs M Hi Smith and Mrs Lavina. Mrs Benson’s care in Headville was noted. J T Landman of Townshend visited his brother and a trip to Ludlow and Rui ended Sunday.
WEST WARDSBORO updates report a meeting appointing delegates for a conference in New York Port and discuss local health and church activities. Mentions Mrs KAS Hiern and Mr May with HHA Co, Roberts and wife, Johnsen’s health, Wray and Moorn moving to South Newfane, and Sunday services at First Doker. EAST DOVER notices include Mrs E R May in mid May and local health concerns.
Mr and Mrs George Oh celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a Thursday gathering of friends and neighbors. Francie White of Warneboro Maine and Charles Ih gra of South Newfane DM were among those who sent best wishes along with Anke and family of Williamaville. Refreshments, a cake and a china set gifted by guests completed the warmly remembered occasion. The couple extended thanks for the kind cards and remembrances and wished many more happy years together.
West Dover records report May dance event, town social notes, and a funeral for Mrs Caroline Leonard in West Wardeboro. Marlboro improvements at the Poplars, pole work in Vernon, and locals enjoying gatherings. several residents listed with visits, illnesses, and daily tasks. Memorial observances planned by Rev. Baefoy and Rev. Welle, while plants were damaged by frost and community life continues with church notices and local arrivals.
The page reports community updates from Wilmington and nearby towns. It notes weather impacts on rail service and local farm activity, property transfers, residents visiting New York and Montpelier, and minor accidents. It also records church and Grange events, local deaths, and a funeral at the Universalist church.
Fim Oyen Ko Washburn of Whitman and Jane Gale wed by Rev Cagood in mid May. The couple, she a teacher in Duluth and he a former teacher, plan to reside near Whitiman. Several local residents attended. weather was cool and a frost earlier. A village teachers’ meeting and interment in the village cemetery are noted among other community items.
Rev F W Lewis of Brattleboro will present a cordial invitation to all citizens and schools with teachers urged to attend An effort to make the occasion of broad interest Flowers are requested and should be at Central Park by 10 a m for arrangement before services Charles Jackson will oversee the exercises
In South Vernon a string of local notices blends illness and homelife with a sensational account of a man named Tim who, aided by dreams and alleged supernatural powers, predicted a murder scene. The report links missing grains, a vanished “grain of Routh Vernon,” and a public transport rate adjustment amid surrounding town chatter.
An old admonition linking blood quality to vitality urges use of Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to refresh the body. The advertisement claims rich blood fuels strength for man woman and child and offers a free sample through chemists.
Fragmentary readable phrases describe trains and connections among Springfield Millore Falls Mallets New York and Boston. Mentions divisions and week day options, with unclear times and stations across multiple cities.
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